Art

Exhibition Guide: 4 - 10 April

Lauren Down | Tuesday 5 April, 2011 14:24

Possible Damage
Rivington Place, Old Street/Shoreditch HighStreet, EC2A 3BA
Rivington Place and Inva’s Youth Advisory Board present Possible Damage, performance artist Tania El Khoury’s exhibition archiving the recent student protests. A collective investigation that hopes to recreate the shared experience, conflicts, anger and frustration of those involved. The exhibition complements the galleries other show, The People are Demanding, which highlights the Middle Eastern conflicts. Until 14 May.

Jonathan Horowitz
Sadie Coles, 4 New Burlington Place, Green Park, W1K 2QZ
Art, History is the latest exhibition from New York born philosophical artist Jonathan Horowitz. The show at Sadie Coles comprises of a new, major body of works that responds to the minimalist aesthetics of the permanent display at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC. Stark, often shocking and religiously subverting, Horowitz combines sculpture, video and installation in this prestigious London space. Until 30 April.

The Marmite Prize For Painting
The Nunnery, 183 Bow Road, Bow Church, E3 2SJ
Now in its third year, The Marmite Prize For Painting’s exhibition is on display at The Nunnery. With exhibitors selected from more than 600 entries following an international call for submissions, the show promises to be packed with exciting works of art from artists like Tom Omond and Ben Walker. The winner and runners up will be chosen at the Private View on 7 April. 8 April – 1 May.

The Shape We’re In
The Zabludowicz Collection, 176 Prince of Wales Road, Kentish Town/Chalk Farm, NW5 3PT
Taking place on both sides of the Atlantic, The Shape We’re In is part of a series of three exhibitions focussing on the recent installation and sculptural work of 22 emerging, contemporary artists. The show features over 100 works made over the past five years, many of which express a strong socio-political agenda. By taking place across three locations, the former Methodist Chapel at the home of the collection, vacant shops in the Camden Boroush and the 33rd floor of a skyscraper in Time Sqaure, NY the show encourages the public to engage with works of art in an informal, more personal way. Until 12 June.

The Poverty of Riches
Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, Aldgate East, E1 7QX
The Poverty of Riches is an exhibition of works by The Max Mara Art Prize For Women winner Andrea Büttner. Inspired by her residency in Italy, this body of work explores unexpected parallels between the ethos of certain religious communities, secular forms and the making and reception of art. Until 10 April.

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